How to Use heavy snowfall in a Sentence

heavy snowfall

noun
  • But the closure of the park, Molina said, had more to do with the high winds than the heavy snowfall.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • On Saturday there was a heavy snowfall for two hours and the ground was white.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But the footage was obscured by heavy snowfall and flashing lights of the police cars against the pitch-black night sky.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 28 May 2024
  • Another heavy snowfall, this time in 2013, tore the roof again, and by then the owner had given up.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
  • This new wave of storms is bearing down on areas already buried by heavy snowfall from the past two weeks.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to the fires, homes and businesses have faltered under the weight of the heavy snowfall.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to the gas fires, homes and businesses have faltered under the weight of the heavy snowfall.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The heavy snowfall is over, but the cold is sticking around and keeping slippery conditions in place.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But this new wave of storms is pummeling areas already buried by heavy snowfall from the past two weeks.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
  • This new wave of storms is pummeling areas already buried by heavy snowfall from the past two weeks.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That heavy snowfall is more likely in Maine and parts of New Hampshire, while the Boston area and further south face rain and a wintry mix.
    Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • On Tuesday, crews were called off the mountain because of avalanche risks during heavy snowfall.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Prune Overhanging Tree Limbs This task is well worth taking care of before the next heavy snowfall or ice storm.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Since Friday, regions across the state saw heavy snowfall, high winds and thundersnow.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
  • How the snow will fall Some areas will see a very heavy snowfall rate, of 1-2 inches per hour during Friday's commute.
    Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In this photo, Prince Harald, who was about to turn 7, took advantage of heavy snowfall at their Maryland home.
    Town & Country, 2 July 2023
  • Cleveland jumped out to a 4-1 lead in part because Orioles right fielder Jay Gibbons lost a fly ball amid heavy snowfall.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The full moon in February is named the snow moon due to the heavy snowfall that typically occurs at this time of year, according to the Almanac.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The pace of construction was slowed by heavy snowfall last winter but the opening date is still generally on track, the district says.
    Michael Lee, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The region saw very heavy snowfall this winter followed by a cold March that locked a significant snowpack in place.
    David Faris, The Week, 3 May 2023
  • Yosemite National Park will remain closed at least through Sunday and possibly longer due to heavy snowfall that has left some parts of the park under 15 feet of snow.
    Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Cal Fire said that heavy snowfall made search efforts difficult, according to a tweet.
    TIME, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Snow will begin across much of the Northeast by Saturday evening, with heavy snowfall expected overnight.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The Great Lakes region received heavy snowfall Monday, and some states had been under blizzard warnings.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • For example, the memory of serving as a sentry one night during a heavy snowfall inspired me to write the story.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The valley has been pummeled by winter storms this year, with heavy snowfall followed by 21 inches of rain that set off at least 22 rockslides, which the park said had been mostly cleaned up.
    Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
  • February's full moon, known as the Snow Moon, is named after the typically heavy snowfall that occurs during this month.
    Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But those totals won’t be anything like the Sierra Nevada, where heavy snowfall is predicted, adding on to the region’s highest snowpack in four decades.
    Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The results typically are thin bands of clouds that can produce heavy snowfall — 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) per hour and sometimes more.
    Bruce Shipkowski and Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Winter storm warnings and weather advisories are in place across 15 states, with heavy snowfall and winds expected.
    Lottie McGrath, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024

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